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Alexander Kagan

University of MichiganORCID 0009-0004-6501-6879Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Finetuning Foundation Models for Temporal Clinical Transcriptomics Data

Sachin Mathur, Alexander Kagan, Peyman Passban, Hamid Mattoo, Euxhen Hasanaj, Ziv Bar‐Joseph

The paper finetunes gene embeddings from foundation models for temporal clinical transcriptomics data, improving gene network analysis and detection of disease progression and drug response mechanisms.

Bioinformatics · Aug 27, 2026Peer-reviewedBioinformatics

A kinome inhibitor screen implicates adhesion and growth factor signaling in cellular recovery after caspase activation

Maddalena Nano, Jacob Harwood, Gabriel H. Lukaszewicz, Alexander Kagan, Leonid Peshkin, Denise J. Montell

This study identifies kinases involved in cellular recovery after caspase activation using a kinome inhibitor screen, revealing roles for adhesion, cytoskeleton, and growth factor signaling.

bioRxiv · Jan 7, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology